Mummelmann said:
Guitarguy said:
Mummelmann said:
But what's worse? Having a drought or having a potentially huge title not fulfill its potential by releasing it too early?
It's not like hardware sales are going to be amazing anyway; this would be a slow summer regardless, I think fall would be a much better option, all things considered. I was actually surprised that some reviewers didn't deduct more than they did due to content when I actually read what was missing and what was present.
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Valid point. I just feel that Nintendo are in a very tight spot considering the Xbox1 and PS4 are gaining ground very fast in terms of market share and software. The Wii U is already dated hardware compared to the other 2 consoles as well as being surpassed in terms of sales. I just don't think there was a perfect solution for them really...
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Yeah, it is a difficult position they're in, likely one without a perfect solution. To be fair though; Sony and MS' release schedule for the summer are looking really bland, there isn't much at all until Q4 according to reports.
I'm hoping that the Fusion rumors have some truth in them so Nintendo can streamline their software development and output for the 9th gen; it is sorely needed since they can't rely on others in the same way to carry the momentum.
Summer is always slow, there is usually at least one big hit in the spring and then several during fall but summer months are notorious.
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Both Sony AND Microsoft's whole 2015 is very unimpressive really. Yeh we have The Witcher III, Arkham Knight etc have come out/coming soon, I don't particularly count third party titles when it comes to things like this. All we have this year in terms of first party exclusives are The Order(bad-average game), Bloodborne(excellent), Ori(excellent), Halo 5(yet to be seen, should be great but might be rushed), Tomb Raider(much like Halo 5, should be great but seems like it could be rushed) and the next Forza(has gotten a bit stale). I'm probably missing some but both of these consoles are well into their second year. I think Sony are too comfortable in that the console is smashing sales without many exclusives as is and that they have marketing rights to most of the major third party titles anyway(Arkham Knight, MGS5, Star Wars Battlefront and most likely Black Ops 3) and Microsoft are not in the position to left their first party focus a bit late as they did not foresee such a battle. Just my opinion.
